one month away from election day. mark your calendars. >>> we are taking an in depth look at the effect that latinos could have on election day. you know that saying, there are powers in numbers. latinos have exactly that. according to the latest census, there are more than 50 million latinos in the u.s. of those, more than 12.2 million are expected to show up at the polls on election day. that's just over half of latinos who are eligible to vote. these numbers are key for both president obama and mitt romney. so, let's bring in melanie who is the democratic national committee's press secretary. good morning, melanie. we just showed you the potential clout of latino voters with those numbers, but, as we all know, location, location, location. so, here are the states where latinos have a major presence. the purple, key battleground states there. the big question, melanie, could the latino voting bloc be the deciding factor in several of these swing states, do you think? >> well, i think they are definitely an important